NRIs & Parents in India
Managing Healthcare for Parents in India When You Live Abroad
When your parents live in India and you live abroad, managing their healthcare can feel difficult from a distance. You may know their doctors and…
Family & Relationships
Navigate changing family roles, relationships, connection and responsibilities through later life.
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NRIs & Parents in India
My Parents Live in India and I Live Abroad: When Should We Consider Senior Living?
For an NRI child, the question of where parents should live can become difficult long before anyone is ready to discuss moving. For years, the…
NRIs & Parents in India
NRI Children and Parents in India: How Do You Plan Their Finances From Abroad?
When your parents live in India and you live abroad, their finances can become strangely difficult to see. You may know that they have a…
NRIs & Parents in India
Long Distance Caregiver Stress: When You Care From Far Away
By Uma Iyer: Uma Iyer is a counsellor and psychotherapist with a special interest in Psycho-Oncology, Grief and Bereavement, and Palliative Care. Her work is…
NRIs & Parents in India
When Your Parents Live in India and You Live Abroad
When parents live in India and their children have settled abroad, distance changes the way families deal with everyday life. A phone call can keep…
Social & Emotional
Companionship After Loss: Finding Connection Again
By Monica Gill Retirement is often described as a time of freedom — more time for family, travel, hobbies and the things we may have…
Independent Living
Independent Proximity: Living Near Your Children Without Moving In
At a Glance Independent Proximity offers a third option between living completely alone and moving in with children. Parents can remain in their own…
Independent Living
What to Look for in a Senior Living Community: A Practical Guide for Families
Choosing a senior living community is not simply about finding a comfortable apartment with meals, housekeeping and attractive amenities. For an older person, the right…
Family & Generations
Don’t Just Leave Your Children Money. Teach Them How to Take Responsibility for It.
Financial responsibility is a lesson parents can pass on long before they pass on their wealth. I have been thinking about this a lot…
Independent Living
Assisted Living in India: Why We Need to Stop Seeing It as Abandoning Our Parents
For decades, the Indian idea of caring for ageing parents has been simple: children look after their parents. It is an idea rooted in love,…